These scholarships are especially applicable to those who intend to come up for examination as warrant officers in the Engineer Department of the Navy, or to those who desire to fit themselves for responsible positions in the mercantile marine.

The subjects to be taken by a student will vary according to his preparation and according to the purpose for which he has been awarded the scholarship, but a year's work can be selected from the following topics:

COLLEGE OF THE POLITICAL SCIENCES.

GENERAL STATEMENT.

The College of the Political Sciences offers systematic instruction in the various branches of the political sciences. This education is intended to give a training that will fit certain students for consular and diplomatic positions and for the public service of the United States, while imparting that general culture and equipment necessary for efficient citizenship and the intelligent grasp of public questions. It is further intended as a suitable training for those who expect to enter commercial life, or to engage subsequently in the study of law.

In Washington are collected the official records of the country. As the capital of the nation, Washington furnishes the best, and in many instances the only, opportunity for studying the government in actual operation. Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive Departments, and the government of the District of Columbia afford object lessons for the study of political science. Such an atmosphere for the student of the political sciences can be found nowhere else.

Among the special advantages for study may be mentioned the Library of Congress, which contains 1,700,000 volumes and over 300,000 maps, manuscripts, etc., accessible to the students of the University; the Library of the Smithsonian Institution, enriched by its exchanges with all the countries of the civilized world; the Library of the State Department, containing more than 80,000 volumes, including nearly all the important publications relating to international law, diplomacy, and political history; the Public Library of the District of Columbia, with 90,000 volumes; the United States Bureau of Education, rich in statistical material and foreign exchanges; the excellent working libraries of the Department of Commerce and Labor, the Bureau of Statistics, the Bureau of Trade Relations, the Bureau of American Republics, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Census Bureau, and the Department of Agriculture.

Of these special facilities, as well as those which Washington enjoys as a center of general culture, the College of the Political Sciences is planned to take a thorough and systematic advantage.

ADMISSION.

The requirement for admission to the College of the Political Sciences is a four-year high school course, or its equivalent, amounting to 15 “units." A unit represents a year's study in any subject in a secondary school, constituting approximately a quarter of a full year's work.

These 15 units must include English, 3 units; mathematics, 2 units; and one of the following languages: Latin, Greek, French, German, or Spanish, 2 units. The remainder of the requirement is elective and may be satisfied, in general, by any high school subjects approved by the College Entrance Examination Board. The subjects that will be accepted are identical with those described under the head of "Definition of Requirements" in connection with the College of Arts and Sciences of the George Washington University. The certificate of the College Entance Examination Board will be accepted in so far as the subjects satisfy the requirements for admission. The certificates of the Washington high schools covering all the requirements for admission admit students without examination to the College of the Political Sciences. The certificates of all schools accredited to the University will be accepted in so far as they meet the requirements for admission. Candidates who cannot present certificates from accredited schools will be required to pass examinations in the subjects and at the times prescribed by the College of Arts and Sciences of the George Washington University.

Students who have completed work in other colleges or universities of approved rank and who have received credit for that work may be admitted to advanced standing, provided their work has been of such character as to be acceptable in lieu of courses in the College of the Political Sciences. Students who wish to pursue work leading to a graduate degree must present an acceptable Bachelor of Arts degree, or its equivalent, granted by a college or university of approved standing. The session 1911-12 begins September 27, 1911. The academic year is divided into two parts-the first half year beginning September 27, and the second half year beginning February 1. Since many courses commence with the beginning of the second half year, a student may usually enter the College at that time without being necessarily delayed in the completion of the work required for graduation.

ADMISSION TO SPECIAL COURSES.

All courses of instruction are open to persons of maturity and suitable attainments who wish to pursue special studies without reference to a degree. Such persons are designated as special students. Upon successfully passing the examinations in the courses pursued, such students will receive certificates for work completed. But no one can be admitted to any course without satisfying the professor in charge that he has had previous training sufficient to carry on the work of the course with profit.

THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS.

The only undergraduate degree conferred by the University for work completed in the College of Political Sciences is the degree of Bachelor

of Arts (A.B.). To be recommended for this degree, the student (1) must have satisfied the entrance requirements, (2) must have been registered for at least one academic year, and (3) must have completed a total of sixty hours of class-room work (fifteen hours per week for four years), of which at least 30 must be taken in the field of the Political Sciences, or must be credited with subjects parallel to those taught in the College and obtained through transfer from another institution of similar grade.

Students who are registered in the College of the Political Sciences are required to pursue courses aggregating 6 hours per week in history, economics, or political science, through their first and second years. Other courses sufficient to aggregate 9 hours in each of the first two years may be chosen from any one of the five groups described by the College of Arts and Sciences. In other words, students may select studies conforming to the arrangement in any one of these five groups, substituting an aggregate of not less than 6 hours in history, economics, and political science for such other courses therein mentioned as they may desire to omit. During the third and fourth years of the student's course, subjects aggregating 9 hours per week must be pursued in the special field of the Political Sciences. An aggregate of 30 hours per week in that field is thus required for graduation from the College of the Political Sciences. Students may, however, elect the whole of their work during the third and fourth years in the College of the Political Sciences, thus securing a total credit of 42 hours. This credit, together with 18 hours chosen in some one of the groups of studies indicated by the College of Arts and Sciences, will entitle the student to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Before graduation, students will be expected to pursue as part of their regular courses English and two other modern languages, electing at least 3 hours per week for one year in each language chosen.

A representative course of study covering the first two years of a student's course may be suggested as follows:

Variations of this elective grouping and selection of studies to fulfill the general requirements of the grouping may be worked out in consultation with the Dean.

In the senior year students may elect 15 hours from courses in the Law School if they desire.

The Bachelor of Arts degree is granted by the University upon the recommendation of the Faculty. No student may receive the degree who has not been in residence at this University at least one academic

year.

HIGHER DEGREES.

The higher degrees conferred by the University for work completed in the College of the Political Sciences are Master of Arts (A.M.), Master of Diplomacy (M.Dip.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Candidates for any one of these degrees must possess a Bachelor of Arts degree, or its equivalent, granted by a college or university of acceptable rank.

Candidates for admission to courses for higher degrees must present the diplomas they hold, or certificates that they have received such diplomas, to the Secretary of the University, and obtain from him application blanks. When properly filled and signed, these applications are to be submitted to the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, together with catalogues of the institutions from which they hold their degrees and certificates of their course of study at such institutions. All such applications should be accompanied by testimonials as to character and scholarship.

Candidates for the degree of Master of Diplomacy (1) must possess a knowledge of two modern languages other than English, (2) must complete twenty-four hours (twelve hours per week for two years) of class-room work, and (3) must prepare a satisfactory dissertation showing original research and investigation. But applicants for this degree who, in the attainment of their Bachelor of Arts degree, have completed the equivalent of twelve acceptable units in economics, political science, and public law may be credited with not more than twelve units toward the degree of Master of Diplomacy. Candidates for the Master of Diplomacy degree pursue their work under the general direction of the Dean of the College of Political Sciences. This degree is awarded by the University upon the recommendation of the Faculty of the College of Political Sciences.

For an outline of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy and for the regulations in regard to dissertations, the candidate is referred to the general catalogue of the University.

Students who become candidates for the Master of Arts or the Doctor of Philosophy degree pursue their work under the general direction of the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. These degrees are awarded by the University upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. No student may receive any higher degree who has not been in residence in this University at least one academic year.